Nancy Grace continues to get hers.
Three years past the death of Melinda Duckett finds CNN and talk show host Grace continuing to squirm on the hot seat of a defamation suit filed by the young mother's parents. Duckett--just 21 years old at her passing--committed suicide after the airing of an interview with Grace in the disappearance of her 2 year old son, Trenton.. (Nancy Grace Goes to Court, 11/21/2006).
Well, all that's coming back around.
Dr. Harold J. Bursztajn, a clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard--hired by CNN-wrote in a recent court filing that Nancy Grace "...contributed to her (Duckett's) suicide" and "...that Grace "struck a highly accusatory tone " while conducting the interview.
The Los Angeles Times (12/5/2009):
The professor saw "a distraught young woman who is subject to repeated and increasingly sharp questioning by a hostile interviewer who displays increasing suspicion and anger towards Ms. Duckett."
The next day, the 21-year-old Duckett shot herself in the head.
"Her apparently unanticipated public humiliation on the nationally televised program in question was a substantial contributing cause of her suicide," Bursztajn wrote.
The family claims Grace's questioning, along with the network's decision to air the pre-taped interview the day Duckett committed suicide, inflicted severe emotional distress.
Grace and the network have denied any involvement in the suicide, and a CNN spokeswoman declined comment on the filing.
The Orlando Sentinel, (12/4/2009):
(...)
Bursztajn noted in his opinion that the interview about the missing child "substantially diminished her [Duckett's] capacity to protect herself from suicidal ideation and thus was a substantial contributing cause of her suicide the following day."He also noted that as additional information becomes available as the case heads to trial "this preliminary opinion will be supplemented and the degree of certainty to which I hold it may be revised."
Although I'm no huge fan of Lou Dobbs, I find it simply incredulous that the "advocacy anchor" and CNN have parted ways, yet somehow Nancy Grace remains on-air.
Trenton Duckett has yet to be found.
5 comments:
That is exactly what is needed, more accountability for these "news entertainers" for the things they say and how they say it. People think these people are gods and believe whatever they say. Since they will say ANYTHING to sell or promote their show, true, false, or simply an uneducated opinion, they need to be held accountable and even to a higher standard than others. A large part of the sex offender hysteria and having parents looking only in the wrong place (the registry) for information to protect their children is the fault of the irresponsible media. People don't seem to understand that this is NOT NEWS! It is entertainment only...just like any TV show on. It is made up stuff. Entertainment writers probably write it. SUE THEM ALL!
I have to agree. Make them all accountable! Nancy Grace does reprehensible damage to those that CNN selectively targets, just so CNN can get the ratings they want and desire.
CNN is nothing more than a soap opera and Grace is one of their major leading stars.
Great to hear that a "professional" has so much input into a court case.
Wonder why the same "professional" does not get the same attention when it comes to showing how low the SO recidivism rates are.
Hmmmmmmm!!!!!!
Could it be that our media does not want the TRUTH to be known. I know the politician's don't. It would cost them their jobs!!!!!
I was just CRINGING as I watched the interview of Shaniya Davis' father, Bradley Lockhart.
The woman wouldn't let up!
"So tell us...how does it feel to know your little girl was ra-upped and murrdered?"
"Will you please jump off a cliff for us, sir? A good shot of your grief stricken face would be great for ratings".
The twee-uns obviously have made her compassionate - she was sniffling as she concluded the interview....just as she sniffles "he had a smile that lights up a room" dead hero closings...
she looks a bit like a pig. More than a bit.
Magister, GOOD JOB at SPT. Did you notice (maybe not if you don't read there every day) that there has been nothing Standing room only RSO related for several days now. HMMMM.
But it will be back and I'll be here to tell you.
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